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Ancient Ireland
Junior Cert History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mount Sandel | Place in Derry (first settlers) |
| Ceide feilds | Place in Mayo (early settlers) |
| Cist grave | Small grave |
| Clay pots | pots made of clay-cooking/storage |
| Corbelled roof | stone roof |
| Wattle and Daub | sticks and mud |
| Dolmen | burial grave |
| Flint | sharp stone used to start fires |
| Posthole | A hole for a post |
| Stone age | The age of stone |
| Wedge Tomb | grave |
| Fulacht Fiadh | hole in the ground lined with stones used for cooking |
| Hunter-Gatherer | A man who hunted and gathered food |
| Lunulae | A necklace |
| Megalith | A big stone |
| Midden | Waste thrown outside |
| Capstone | Big rock on top of a dolmen |
| Newgrange | passage grave in Co. meath |
| Passage grave | A walk-in grave |
| Quern Stone | Used to grind wheat |
| Scrapers | Used to scrape the skin off animals |
| Sickle | Tool used for cutting grass |